Houston panchang, 4 November 2023
Sunrise 07:38 CDT Sunset 18:31 CDT Ashwin month
Houston, Texas, United States · 29.76°, -95.36° · America/Chicago (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:38 CDT to 18:31 CDT- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 07:38 CDT – 08:59 CDT
- Durmuhurta 07:38 CDT – 08:21 CDT
- Durmuhurta 08:21 CDT – 09:05 CDT
- Rahu Kalam 10:21 CDT – 11:43 CDT
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:43 CDT – 13:26 CDT
- Yamaganda 14:26 CDT – 15:48 CDT
- 14:30 CDT Tithi becomes Krishna Ashtami
- 14:30 CDT Karana becomes Balava
Night
18:31 CDT to 06:39 CST next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 18:31 CDT – 21:08 CDT
- Brahma Muhurta 04:54 CST – 05:46 CST Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 23:59 CDT Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
- 02:05 CST next day Yoga becomes Shukla
- 02:36 CST next day Karana becomes Kaulava
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Saptami until 14:30 CDT
- Nakshatra Pushya until 23:59 CDT · lord Saturn
- Yoga Shubha until 02:05 CST next day
- Karana Bava until 14:30 CDT, then Balava
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Cancer Moon Sun in Libra
- 14:30 CDT Tithi becomes Krishna Ashtami
- 14:30 CDT Karana becomes Balava
- 23:59 CDT Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
- 02:05 CST next day Yoga becomes Shukla
- 02:36 CST next day Karana becomes Kaulava
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:38 CDT – 08:59 CDT
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:38 CDT – 08:21 CDT
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 08:21 CDT – 09:05 CDT
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:21 CDT – 11:43 CDT
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:26 CDT – 15:48 CDT
Good windows
- Brahma Muhurta Current practice: the 14th of the night's 15 muhurtas, ending one muhurta before sunrise. Manusmṛti 4.92 names the brahma muhurta; Kullūka (1909, p. 149) reads it as the last yama of the night, and Govindarāja, as Kullūka reports him, as its last muhurta. 05:53 CDT – 06:45 CDT
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:43 CDT – 13:26 CDT
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:31 CDT – 21:08 CDT
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 07:38 CDT – 08:59 CDT | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 08:59 CDT – 10:21 CDT | Good |
| Rog | 10:21 CDT – 11:43 CDT | Bad |
| Udveg | 11:43 CDT – 13:04 CDT | Bad |
| Char | 13:04 CDT – 14:26 CDT | Neutral |
| Labh | 14:26 CDT – 15:48 CDT | Good |
| Amrit | 15:48 CDT – 17:09 CDT | Good |
| Kaal | 17:09 CDT – 18:31 CDT | Bad |
| Labh | 18:31 CDT – 20:09 CDT | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 20:09 CDT – 21:48 CDT | Bad |
| Shubh | 21:48 CDT – 23:26 CDT | Good |
| Amrit | 23:26 CDT – 01:05 CDT next day | Good |
| Char | 01:05 CDT – 01:43 CST next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:43 CST – 03:22 CST next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 03:22 CST – 05:00 CST next day | Bad |
| Labh | 05:00 CST – 06:39 CST next day | Good |
Hora
Seasonal horas: the daytime and the night each in 12 parts. No printed source is cited for this split.
Equal horas: 60 minutes (2.5 ghatis) each, counted from sunrise as Vivāha-vṛndāvana counts them. The 24th runs to the next sunrise. Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.55, p. 49
- 07:38 CDT NowSaturn
- 08:32 CDT NowJupiter
- 09:27 CDT NowMars
- 10:21 CDT NowSun
- 11:15 CDT NowVenus
- 12:10 CDT NowMercury
- 13:04 CDT NowMoon
- 13:59 CDT NowSaturn
- 14:53 CDT NowJupiter
- 15:48 CDT NowMars
- 16:42 CDT NowSun
- 17:36 CDT NowVenus
- 18:31 CDT NowMercury
- 19:37 CDT NowMoon
- 20:42 CDT NowSaturn
- 21:48 CDT NowJupiter
- 22:53 CDT NowMars
- 23:59 CDT NowSun
- Next day
- 01:05 CDT NowVenus
- 01:10 CST NowMercury
- 02:16 CST NowMoon
- 03:22 CST NowSaturn
- 04:27 CST NowJupiter
- 05:33 CST NowMars
- 07:38 CDT NowSaturn
- 08:38 CDT NowJupiter
- 09:38 CDT NowMars
- 10:38 CDT NowSun
- 11:38 CDT NowVenus
- 12:38 CDT NowMercury
- 13:38 CDT NowMoon
- 14:38 CDT NowSaturn
- 15:38 CDT NowJupiter
- 16:38 CDT NowMars
- 17:38 CDT NowSun
- 18:38 CDT NowVenus
- 19:38 CDT NowMercury
- 20:38 CDT NowMoon
- 21:38 CDT NowSaturn
- 22:38 CDT NowJupiter
- 23:38 CDT NowMars
- Next day
- 00:38 CDT NowSun
- 01:38 CDT NowVenus
- 01:38 CST NowMercury
- 02:38 CST NowMoon
- 03:38 CST NowSaturn
- 04:38 CST NowJupiter
- 05:38 CST NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:53 CDT – 06:18 CDT Virgo
- 06:18 CDT – 08:39 CDT Libra
- 08:39 CDT – 10:58 CDT Scorpio
- 10:58 CDT – 13:02 CDT Sagittarius
- 13:02 CDT – 14:43 CDT Capricorn
- 14:43 CDT – 16:09 CDT Aquarius
- 16:09 CDT – 17:33 CDT Pisces
- 17:33 CDT – 19:07 CDT Aries
- 19:07 CDT – 21:02 CDT Taurus
- 21:02 CDT – 23:17 CDT Gemini
- 23:17 CDT – 01:39 CDT next day Cancer
- 01:39 CDT – 02:57 CST next day Leo
- 02:57 CST – 05:15 CST next day Virgo
- 05:15 CST – 06:39 CST next day Libra
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
Lahiri ayanamsa · sunrise and sunset at the centre of the Sun’s disc, with refraction, at sea level · Swiss Ephemeris · each time with its zone, as the clocks change within this day · Method